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CDC Growth Chart Training
This training offers a set of self-directed, interactive training
modules for health care professionals using the pediatric growth charts in
clinical and public health settings to assess growth of infants, children,
and adolescents. The training modules were developed as a collaborative
initiative between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
and HRSA's Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB). The overall purpose of
the modular training is to provide health care professionals in the United
States with expertise on using and interpreting the new growth charts.
The CDC Training Modules include:
- Overview of the CDC Growth Charts
- Using the BMI-for-age Growth Charts
- Overweight Children and Adolescents: Recommendations to Screen, Assess and Manage
The Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) Modules include:
- Accurate Measuring, Equipment and Techniques
- Using the Growth Charts with Various Populations such as Adolescents, Children with Special Needs and Others
- CDC Growth Charts 2000 Slide Set
- Use and Interpretation of the CDC Growth Charts
- Tools to Calculate BMI
- Software Tools
Please note: Some of these publications are available for download only as *.pdf files. These files require Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to be viewed. Please review the information on downloading and using Acrobat Reader software.
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Page last updated: May 22, 2007
Content Source: Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion